081209 Industry Context (Dec 09, 2008)

Thought For The Day: Failure is the only way to learn what needs improvement.

  • Tribune Co. files for bankruptcy protection
    The old media death march continues. Newspapers are losing relevancy and revenue at an astonishing pace.
  • A Web Start-Up Counting on Ad Sales? Good Luck
    It’s getting harder to sell ads and harder to raise money for web based companies that make their money selling ads.
  • Kosmix – searching for optimism
    "Google is the best place to go if you’re looking for a needle in a haystack – if you’re looking for one single website or piece of information. But Kosmix is about exploring a whole topic." While
    Kosmix probably isn’t it, there will be no shortage of Google alternatives
    .
  • Young graduates struggle for Silicon Valley jobs
    The downturn is spoiling some dreams in Silicon Valley. It’s not as easy as it used to be to get a high tech job.
  • He’s Just Not That Into You
    Maren Hogan weighs in with the quote of the year: "Continuing to stalk passive candidates as a business mandate during a recession is the dating equivalent of Molly Ringwald bagging that guy in her odd homemade pink dress in the 80s."

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